Researching Christopher Stalford
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 17 people with the Stalford surname? In that year Stalford was ranked number 3562 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Christopher means "Christ-bearer" and is of Greek origin.
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Christopher Stalford
Christopher Stalford (born 17 January 1983) is a Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) politician from Northern Ireland. He has been a Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly (MLA) for South Belfast since the 2016 election.
Stalford was born in the Annadale Flats in south Belfast and studied nearby at Wellington College Belfast and Queen's University Belfast. After graduation he worked in the European office of Jim Allister three days a week, and the office of Peter Weir (politician) two days a week. He then moved to the DUP press office for six years and then onto the policy unit.
At the 2005 local elections, he was elected to Belfast City Council, representing the Laganbank area
At the 2014 local elections, Laganbank was abolished and he was re-elected for the Balmoral area.
Stalford served as High Sheriff of Belfast in 2010. Aged only 27, the Belfast Telegraph described him as the youngest ever High Sheriff of the city. He was elected as Deputy Lord Mayor for the 2013–14 term.
In 2008 he was selected as the chairman of the Belfast District Policing Partnership.
At the 2016 Northern Ireland Assembly election, he was one of two DUP candidates elected in South Belfast.
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